Dr. Eileen de Villa says it's important to note that a neighbourhood having more cases of COVID-19 does not mean there's a higher risk of infection there.

Mayor John Tory made the announcement on Friday, saying the decisions were needed to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Kojo Damptey of the Hamilton Centre for Civic Inclusion says the city should follow Toronto's example and begin tracking race and economic information for those with COVID-19.

Systemic racism has created factors that put Black Canadians at greater risk of contracting the novel coronavirus, including being more likely to be front-line workers.

"We’ve been focused on the health emergency but also focused on the economy," Tory said.

"Without these types of data, we are not able to fully understand if this pandemic is disproportionately affecting certain people in our community and ways to address these potential inequities."

Toronto officials are urging the province to come up with a coordinated plan for shelters during the coronavirus pandemic, after two recent incidents involving regional hospitals and people experiencing homelessness.

"Unfortunately, as of April 12, 2020, we are aware of 22 deaths from COVID-19 among residents at Seven Oaks. There are 82 confirmed cases among 249 residents and 14 confirmed cases among 200 staff."

Toronto Public Health officials said six of the eight residents at Seven Oaks Nursing Home who died were over 85 years old. The other two were between the ages of 60 and 85.

"Thank you for everything. Keep up your good work," Serge Ibaka said in a five-minute video shared by the Toronto Raptors Friday evening.